Franklin Needle Co. v. Amazon Hosiery Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Muskegon; Russell, J. Creditors’ bill by the Franklin Needle Company, William D’Olier, and Henry D’Olier against the Amazon Hosiery Company, the Amazon Knitting Company, Charles H. Hackley, and Thomas Hume. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This case, in many of its features, is like the case of Longley, Low & Alexander v. Amazon Hosiery Co., ante, 194. A reference to that case will aid in understanding this one, and will make a long statement of facts unnecessary. The complainants in this case are among the unsecured creditors mentioned in the Longley Case.
One of the most important questions in the case is whether the mortgage given by the Amazon Hosiery Company to Hackley and Hume is simply a mortgage, or whether, under the facts and circumstances disclosed by the record, it is to be regarded, as claimed by the complainants,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sweet v. ConverseMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- McBryan v. TrowbridgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
- Cutcheon v. BuchananMichigan Supreme Court · 1891